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It seems to me that when children are angry, it makes us feel helpless , vulnerable, afraid, uncomfortable, and out of control. Children’s anger immediately becomes something adults need to quell, quash, repress, redirect, close down, shut out, punish, or get rid of. Holding still and helping a child explore and process all those tumultuous, complicated feelings is seldom considered an option. And yet we all so desperately need to find ways to express our anger productively in order to make a stand for who we are and what we believe in. If adults cannot help children do this, who will?
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Tamar Jacobson is an early childhood development and education consultant for early childhood programs, organizations, and families. She was born in Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe, and traveled to Israel, where she became a preschool teacher with the Israeli Ministry of Education. Jacobson completed a doctorate in early childhood education at the University at Buffalo (UB). As Director of the University at Buffalo Child Care Center (UBCCC), she created a training site for early childhood students from area colleges, including UB.
Jacobson is a retired Professor from Rider University, New Jersey, and served as Chair of the Department of Teacher Education for seven years. Dr. Jacobson serves on the Consulting Editors Panel for NAEYC. She received the 2003 Director of the Year Award, National Coalition of Campus Children’s Centers and the 2013 National Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) Outstanding Early Childhood Teacher Educator Award. She is a former Fellow in the Child Trauma Academy.
Tamar Jacobson presents at International, National, State and Regional levels. She is author of: Confronting Our Discomfort: Clearing the Way for Anti-Bias (Heinemann, 2003), Don’t Get So Upset! Help Young Children Manage Their Feelings by Understanding Your Own (Redleaf Press, 2008), Everyone Needs Attention: Helping Young Children Thrive (Redleaf Press, 2018).
Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author who founded Explorations Early Learning, Playvolution HQ, and Play Haven.
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